Analysis and performance assessment of a new solar-based multigeneration system integrated with ammonia fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine combined cycle

2017 ◽  
Vol 370 ◽  
pp. 138-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamah Siddiqui ◽  
Ibrahim Dincer
Author(s):  
Rebecca Z. Pass ◽  
Chris F. Edwards

In an effort to make higher efficiency power systems, several joint fuel cell / combustion-based cycles have been proposed and modeled. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has recently built such a system with a solid-oxide fuel cell gas turbine plant, and is now working on a variant that includes a bottoming steam cycle. They report their double and triple cycles have LHV efficiencies greater than 52% and 70%, respectively. In order to provide insight into the thermodynamics behind such efficiencies, this study attempts to reverse engineer the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries system from publicly available data. The information learned provides the starting point for a computer model of the triple cycle. An exergy analysis is used to compare the triple cycle to its constituent sub-cycles, in particular the natural gas combined cycle. This analysis provides insights into the benefits of integrating the fuel cell and gas turbine architectures in a manner that improves the overall system performance to previously unseen efficiencies.


2012 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Wei D. Chiang ◽  
Chih-Neng Hsu ◽  
Wu-Bin Huang ◽  
Chien-Hsiung Lee ◽  
Wei-Ping Huang ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2000531
Author(s):  
Nurettin Sezer ◽  
Farrukh Khalid ◽  
Yusuf Biçer ◽  
Muammer Koç

Author(s):  
Joshua E. Freeh ◽  
Joseph W. Pratt ◽  
Jacob Brouwer

Recent interest in fuel cell-gas turbine hybrid applications for the aerospace industry has led to the need for accurate computer simulation models to aid in system design and performance evaluation. To meet his requirement, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and fuel processor models have been developed and incorporated into the Numerical Propulsion Systems Simulation (NPSS) software package. The SOFC and reformer models solve systems of equations governing steady-state performance using common theoretical and semi-empirical terms. An example hybrid configuration is presented that demonstrates the new capability as well as the interaction with pre-existing gas turbine and heat exchanger models. Finally, a comparison of calculated SOFC performance with experimental data is presented to demonstrate model validity.


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